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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,657Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,286 approved or refused records
850Refused applications
6,436 approved · 850 refused · 411 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 2010 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlContact planning Solicitor, conveyancing and search enquiriesLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Heritage - Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- General council enquiries+441612535000Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas12 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas3 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided73599
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 72664 (Raise roof ridge height of existing bungalow to form two storey dwelling; single storey extension at rear; additional pitched roof dormer to front elevation and 3 no. pitched roof dormers to the rear; front porch with glass facade and render to external elevations) - Amendments - the addition of an obscure glazed bedroom window to first floor west side elevation. Removal of lounge window to east side elevation and single kitchen window replaced with two slim windows
21 Ferndale Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7GP
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered73601
Application to discharge condition 6 ( surface water drainage scheme and a foul water drainage scheme) of planning permission 71834
Bury Interchange and land bounded by Pyramid Park/East Lancashire railway line, Knowsley Place/Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided73602
Article 18 consultation from Rochdale Council (PL/2026/0738) - Demolition and replacement of community centre to provide Community Sports and Wellbeing Hub (Hybrid Use Class F2/E(d)) comprising community sports and wellbeing facilities; football club training and community pitches; drainage and earthworks; provision of cricket nets; with associated hard and soft landscaping, parking, storage container, lighting, enclosures and boundary treatments.
BOWLEE PLAYING FIELDS, HEYWOOD OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4SD
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered73603
Article 18 consultation from Bolton Council (01588/26) - VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (WINNING AND WORKING OF MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 87635/12 TO AMEND CESSATION DATE FROM 31ST DECEMBER 2026 TO 31ST DECEMBER 2031
QUARRY BROOKFOLD LANE BOLTON BL2 4LT
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Unknown73604
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 72750 (Erection of 2 no. dwellings) to amend the site boundary
Land at Harper Fold Road & Canute Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered73605
Replacing exsiting fencing with dark grey composite fencing and a low brick wall
36 Agecroft Road East, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RT
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided73606
Two storey bay windows to front elevation; Addition of pitched roofs to existing front and rear extensions; Garage conversion; Front porch
32 Barnhill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered73607
Alterations to facade; External seating; Replacement advertisements; Replacement plant.
T G I Fridays, Valley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3TG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered73608
3x Internally Illuminated Signs - 1no. 'Nando's' lettering fascia sign, 1no. projecting Barci sign, and 1no. menu box
T G I Fridays, Valley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3TG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered73609
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed development of 10no. electric vehicle charging bays; Erection of a substation with associated electrical works; Improved paving and line marking
Car park of Premier Inn, Valley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3TG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision73610
Single storey side/rear extension with render; Front porch
34 Stanway Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8FX
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered73612
Application for permission in principle for 1 no. Dwelling
Higher Redisher Farm, Redisher Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4HX
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered73615
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear single storey extension linking to existing garage and removing direct side access to garden; Garage conversion to create home gym and alternative side access brought back into use for bins.
1 Newham Drive, Bury, BL8 2EH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered73616
Erection of a garden fence
50 Craigwell Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered73617
Application to discharge conditions 8 (turning facilities), 9 (car parking), 12 (landscaping), 13 (retained trees), 15 (biodiversity) & 16 (EV charging) of planning permission 72282
Millwood Primary Special School, School Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided73618
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Details/Samples of the garage doors/bricks to be used in the external elevations) and 4 (Facilities for the storage of construction materials) relating to planning reference 70383.
The Rectory, Church Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided73619
First floor partial rear extension
29 Eastleigh Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered73620
Demolition of existing rear extension/ conservatory and erection of single storey extension and raised terrace at rear
15 Highfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3AQ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision73621
Raise roof ridge height to side elevation with 2 no. front dormers with juliette balconies and 1 no. rear dormer
Coachmans Corner, 10 Bridge Hall Drive, Bury, BL9 7NX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered73624
Single storey rear extension
12 Rochford Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered73626
Single storey rear extension connecting to existing outbuilding
17A St Margarets Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision73627
Erection of a single-storey rear extension
23 Whitburn Drive, Bury, BL8 1EH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered73628
Application to discharge condition 4 (Remediation) of planning permission 72282
Millwood Primary Special School, School Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BW
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided73629
Single Storey Front Extension & Render of the Front of Property
33 Harris Drive, Bury, BL9 8PS
Received 9 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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